What is the rumour about?

- Officials of the hospital are tight-lipped after local media reported the issue, but insiders said the decision was taken after a large number of cases were reported from a cluster of a religious gathering in Delhi and their contacts in minority-dominated pockets of the city.

Who started the rumour?

- Federal government organisation (USCIRF)

USCIRF is concerned with reports of Hindu & Muslim patients separated into separate hospital wards in #Gujarat. Such actions only help to further increase ongoing stigmatization of Muslims in #India and exacerbate false rumors of Muslims spreading #COVID19https://t.co/GXigs4w5na

Rating: False

The MEA has refuted this claim

Speaking on the allegations, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava in response said,

"As if its peremptory commentary on religious freedom in India is not enough, the USCIRF is now spreading misguided reports on the professional medical protocols followed to deal with the spread of COVID-19 in India."

Even PIB dismissed the report as false

#PIBFactCheck :
Myth : USCIRF says #COVID patients are being segregated on religious lines in a Gujarat hospital, citing a news item
Reality: Unfortunate that this claim is based on a news item, already found fake and denied by the State govt. Read here: https://t.co/iIkrv4kj2T